El Coyote

Lyrics

In the town of Reynosa, there's a beautiful river
 That shines in the Mexican sun
 There are boats and they cross from one side to the other
 At dusk when the hot day is done
 From there to Acuña to Del Rio, Texas
 You valley up through San Antone
 With the pesos I've saved up for years then I'll trade
 For the chance to send dollars back home
 Coyote, coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
 Coyote, man what have you done?
 You took all our money and left us to die
 In the heat of the South Texas sun
 Coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
 He steps out of the shadows, he won't look in my eyes
 His hand's out to take all I've got
 He says that he's smuggled a thousand good men
 And he says that he's never been caught
 So with seventeen other, braceros like cattle
 Packed in for that long final ride
 In the semi-truck crossing the border it's dark
 And it's hot as an oven inside
 Coyote, coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
 Coyote, man what have you done?
 You took all our money and left us to die
 In the heat of the South Texas sun
 Coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
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 The braceros are asking in whispers
 Why the truck stopped in the heat of the day?
 At first sign of trouble, he's left us all there
 By the road and he's walking away
 Coyote, coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
 Coyote, man what have you done?
 You took all our money and left us to die
 In the heat of the South Texas sun
 Coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
 Coyote, qué hiciste cabron?
 

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Duration
03:52
Tempo
145 BPM

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